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Smart time tracking
See exactly where your browser time goes. Every site is timed in the background, with daily and weekly totals you can trust.
01 / FocusTime
01FocusTimeYour time online, on your terms.
A quiet focus extension for Chrome. It times every site you visit, pauses the ones you give a limit, and asks for a quick puzzle before you extend them — so going back is a choice, not a reflex.
- Chrome · Edge · Brave
- ·Version 0.6.0
- ·Free
- ·No account
- ·100% local
DashboardToday · Tue
Screen time
3h 24m
18 sites · 2 limits reached
↓ 41m vs. yesterday
Top sitesTime
- youtube.comlimit1h 12m
- github.com48m
- x.comlimit31m
- docs.google.com22m
Today's todos1 / 3 done
- Finish the sprint review deckWork
- Read two chapters of Deep WorkLearning
- Reply to Ana about the tripPersonal
02 / Features
What's inside.
Tracking, limits, puzzles and a small task list, all behind one toolbar icon. Nothing runs on a server and nothing needs an account.
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Limits you set
Give any site a daily allowance. A gentle reminder lands as you approach it, and the page is blocked when it runs out.
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Verification puzzles
Want five more minutes? Earn them. A quick puzzle makes extending a limit a deliberate choice, not a reflex.
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Todos that carry over
A small task list beside your stats. Unfinished tasks roll to the next day, with categories, priorities and subtasks.
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A dashboard that's honest
Total screen time, most-visited sites, tasks completed and productivity trends — on one screen, one click away.
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Private by design
Everything is stored in your browser. No account, no servers, no tracking. Uninstall and it's gone.
03 / How it works
Friction, where it helps.
FocusTime doesn't lock you out of the web. It makes the sites that pull you in cost a moment of attention — and that moment is usually enough.
- Step 01
Track
Install the extension and carry on browsing. FocusTime quietly times each site you visit and sorts your day into a clear picture.
- Step 02
Set a limit
Pick the sites that pull you in and give each a daily allowance. You get a reminder as you get close, then the page is paused.
- Step 03
Earn more time
Need to go back? Solve a short verification puzzle to extend the limit. Enough friction to break the reflex, not enough to annoy.
youtube.com · limit reached
You've used today's 1h 15m.
The allowance resets at midnight. Need to go back now? Solve a quick puzzle to add 5 minutes.
Solve a puzzleClose the tab
Built for
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Students
Keep study sessions on track and see where the afternoon actually went.
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Professionals
Protect deep-work hours and manage the balance between work and the rest of the web.
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Habit builders
Replace a reflex with a choice, one small limit at a time.
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Teams
A shared, no-nonsense way to keep a productive environment without surveillance.
04 / Privacy
Your data stays in your browser.
A focus tool that watched you from a server would miss the point. FocusTime keeps every stat, limit and todo in local extension storage, and never phones home.
Stays in your browser
Stats, limits and todos live in local extension storage. Nothing is sent anywhere.
No account, no sign-in
Install it and it works. There is no profile to create and no email to hand over.
No analytics inside
The extension contains no trackers or usage beacons. Only this website uses basic analytics.
Yours to delete
Clear the data from the extension's settings, or uninstall it. Either way, it's gone.
What Chrome will ask, and why
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storageKeeps your stats, limits and todos in the browser's local storage. - 02
tabs · activeTabKnows which tab is in front so time is credited to the right site. - 03
webNavigationNotices when you move to a new page so a limit can be checked. - 04
alarmsTicks the timer and resets daily allowances at midnight. - 05
declarativeNetRequestPauses a site once its limit is used up — in the browser, not on a server.
05 / Get FocusTime
Latest release · recommended
Get FocusTime 0.6.0.
One click from the Chrome Web Store. Pin it, set a limit on the site that eats your afternoons, and let the rest of the day take care of itself.
- Google Chrome or any Chromium browser (Edge, Brave, Arc)
- No account needed
- Works offline
Version 0.6.0 · latestManifest V3
Chrome Web Store
Auto-updates · reviewed by Google
Install from a release instead
- 1. Download the latest focus-time zip from the releases page and unzip it.
- 2. Open chrome://extensions and switch on Developer mode (top right).
- 3. Click Load unpacked and pick the unzipped folder.
- 4. Pin FocusTime from the toolbar. Updates are manual this way.
Set up in four steps
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Open the listing
Go to FocusTime on the Chrome Web Store from the button above.
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Add to Chrome
Click Add to Chrome and accept the permissions. Each one is explained in the Privacy section.
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Pin it
Click the puzzle-piece icon in the toolbar and pin FocusTime so the dashboard is one click away.
- 04
Set your first limit
Open the popup, head to Limits, pick a site and give it a daily allowance. That's it.
06 / FAQ
Good questions.
Still unsure about something? Write to contact@guideai.online.
01Is FocusTime free?
Yes. FocusTime is free, with no subscription, premium tier or in-app purchases. If it helps you, you can support GuideAI's work from the link in the footer.
02Which browsers does it work in?
Any browser that installs extensions from the Chrome Web Store: Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Brave, Arc, Vivaldi and other Chromium-based browsers. A Firefox version isn't available yet.
03Does it see my browsing history?
It records how long each site was in front of you so it can show totals and enforce limits. That record stays in your browser's local extension storage and never leaves your device. It doesn't read page contents, form fields or passwords.
04What happens when a limit runs out?
The site is paused with a FocusTime page in its place. You can wait for the allowance to reset at midnight, or solve a verification puzzle to extend it by a little. Nothing is blocked that you didn't set a limit for.
05Why puzzles?
Because a plain "5 more minutes" button gets clicked without thinking. A short puzzle adds just enough friction to turn an automatic reflex into a real decision — and most of the time, you'll close the tab instead.
06Can I pause tracking?
Yes. Tracking can be paused from the popup, and individual sites can be excluded from your stats so private or work tools don't show up.
07Does it slow Chrome down?
No. FocusTime is a small Manifest V3 extension. It only wakes up when a tab changes or a timer ticks, and it doesn't inject anything into the pages you visit.
08Where do I report a bug or ask for a feature?
Open an issue on the public bug tracker on GitHub, or email contact@guideai.online. Feedback is what shapes the next version.
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Start focusing.
Add FocusTime, set one limit, and see where tomorrow goes. Found a bug or have an idea? Tell us — that's how the next version gets better.